ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Students shine at GA Science & Engineering Fair
June 2019 - An impressive number of Indian American students scooped up awards at the 71st annual Georgia Science & Engineering Fair (GSEF) at the University of Georgia.
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Students shine at Career and Technical Education Student Awards
June 2019 - High achieving students figured on the list of 24 high school students noninated for Gwinnett County Public Schools' 2019 Career and Technical Education Student of the Year awards.
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More star students!
June 2019 - Students took honors in Science, Health, and Business awards, as well as leading the class as valedictorian or as a Georgia Scholar.
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Indian-Americans among “20 under 20” honorees
April 2019 - Three Indian-American students--Ahalya Ramgopal, 17, The Paideia School; Anup Bottu, 16, The Westminster Schools; and Roshni Shah, 17, Woodward Academy--are on Atlanta INtown's 20 Under 20 list.
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Two high school seniors named STAR Students
April 2019 - Mona Mahadevan (Woodward Academy) and Sabahat Chowdhury (Meadowcreek High School) are their school’s 2019 STAR Students, seniors with highest SAT score and in top 10 percent or top 10 students.
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Abha Rai wins UGA grant to study domestic violence
April 2019 - Abha Rai, a Ph.D. candidate in Social Work at UGA, received a grant for gathering data on the perceptions of domestic violence in South Asian communities, including Atlanta and Chicago.
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Neera Bahl on Judicial Nominating Commission
April 2019 - Attorney Neera Bahl of Neera Bahl & Associates (now One Path Legal) was one of the 25 Georgians appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC).
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CB Yadav on Georgians First Commission for small businesses
April 2019 - Chandra (CB) Yadav has been appointed by GA Governor Kemp to the Georgians First Commission, which will consider ways to streamline government regulations to promote small business growth.
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Aarya Desai, Gwinnett essay winner
April 2019 - Aarya Desai, a 6th grade Hull Middle School student, has won second place in the Middle School Category of Gwinnett County's Bicentennial Essay Contest.
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Three more Emory Entrepreneur awardees
February 2019 - Four Indian-Americans were among eleven 2018 Emory Entrepreneur Awardees, each a founder of a rapidly growing organization: Vivek Garipalli, Rohit Malhotra, Ashish Mistry, and Kanchana Raman.